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China Surpasses U.S. as Top Producer of Scientific Papers
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China has outstripped the U.S. in publishing research papers in the natural sciences, illustrating its emerging dominance in scientific investigation.
Research produced in China now makes up 19.9% of scientific papers, while U.S. research comes in second at 18.3%. Germany ranks third with a 4.4% share. The statistics are based on the number of peer-reviewed papers published in scientific journals.
Japan's National Institute of Science and Technology Policy compiled the numbers using data provided by U.S.-based Clarivate Analytics.
The quality of Chinese research papers is approaching that of the U.S. as well. Of the top 10% most-cited papers in 2017, the U.S. generated 24.7%, while China was a close second with a 22% share.
Looking at the top 1% of cited research papers, the U.S. was responsible for 29.3%, with China issuing 21.9%.
From Nikkei Asian Review
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